Mndymond and Disturbed275's Awesome SBR Group--- Phase 2--CLOSED! (Page 42)

Is the race this weekend? If so, good luck!

Thanks for the advice.  I'll plan on cruising the first 3-6 miles and seeing how it goes.  My goal is a 6:00:00 finish.  Hoping the heat stays 90 or below.

Hey folks,

Sorry for being MIA recently.  I've had pretty low motivation for tri training the last couple of weeks.  I've (mostly) still done the training volumes, but it's been like pulling teeth!  I realize I don't really like running in the summer, which I guess is ok since I built up a pretty solid running base over the winter and have been able to maintain my long runs despite not running during the week. Plus, in the 2 tris I've done this year, my run has been my strongest leg despite only running 1-2x/week!

I HAVE been pretty gung ho about my 5k swim training, though.  I'm expecting to blow last year's time out of the water (pun intended!) My biggest worry for my HIM, though, is that the water will be in the 70's so everyone will wear a wetsuit; I would want to wear mine too for the extra speed, but at the risk of overheating.  I'd rather have it be in the 60's (more comfy wetsuit water) or in the 80's (wetsuit illegal).  At least with the 5k swim, there is a wetsuit & no-wetsuit division, so the overall standings are completely based on ability and not equipment. 

So I guess what's really been slipping is my biking.  I've been getting long rides in on the weekends (30-60+ miles), but during the week I haven't even been bike commuting or doing shorter rides as much as I normally do.  It's always been my worse leg, so I'm sure I'll be super slow when I do my half at the end of the month!  In the meantime, I actually won a bike performance analysis with Robbie Ventura, so I'm getting that done this week.  Hopefully he'll be able to tell me what to focus on in the coming weeks (and in general) because lately I haven't been doing much of anything with my bike training!

ANYWAYS! Catching up a bit on the thread-

Melissa- Congrats on finishing your third year!  You definitely deserve your upcoming vacation, and probably need it considering your upcoming busy year ahead!

Neal- Sorry to hear about your crash!  You don't seem to have very good luck at RAGBRAI

Cynthia- Awesome about your new bike!  Always fun to have a new toy!

Kevin & Kate - GOOD LUCK on your respective races tomorrow!  From your posts all season, I know you guys are super prepared and will kick butt.  Can't wait to hear how it went.

Kate- Did you ever figure out what to do for your Xterra race?

Go get em MR.  Way to get the kid involved.  2 yrs. old!  She'll be a diehard.  I hope your event goes well and the heat stays down for you. 

We're expecting highs at 97 in Spokane tomorrow, after being in the mid 80's for the last 10 days.  Oh well, Maybe my run will suffer, but that's why I trained in the hottest parts of the day!  My packet p/u is today!  I'm gettin pretty antsy.

5:36:12.  First Triathlon, First HIM.  It was the best race ever.  I had a lot of fun, and can't wait til next years event already!

I'll finish a race report soon.  Thanks all for the kind words and support.

That's a fantastic first HIM time! glad the day went well for you. Congrats!

Great swim! Way to go!

Great job!! Great time!! Glad u enjoyed it!!

Thanks all.  Race report is up.

http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=454426

After my swim yesterday I decided I have to drop my Xterra.  It's just too much. 

The race directors let me move my entry to a sprint at the end of Sept.  So, I get to extend my season a month and still do a race.  Also, I did a tri on that course 4 years ago (only race I've done before this year.)  So I think I'm just going to focus on crushing my time from four years ago :-)  Now to find a good 8 week sprint plan and get back to it.

Taking off for a few to the Ocean.  Hope everyone's training is going well. 

I plan on swimming in the Ocean for the first time in my wettie!  Pretty excited for that.  I may get 1 or 2 short runs in as well, but other than that, a little break for this weeks excercise.  I may eat too much sea food, and have a few too many barly pops.

Sounds like a good choice.  The extra training time should be beneficial!

Mmmmmmmm......barley pops. Enjoy. You deserve them!

Wow - finishing in 5:41 is quite the accomplishment and even more impressive when you factor in the heat!  Congrats!

Sounds like a plan!  Let us know how we can support you.  

As for a good sprint plan - here are some from Trinewbies that I have used in the past.  I like them because they are so detailed and free!  Good luck!

Here is a plan from Trinewbies that I've used in the past... although it might 

It's 2:01 in the morning and I can't sleep - must be guilt from not checking in for the past two weeks.  

I've spent the last 14 days moving my family from one campus house to a new one.  While the place is bigger and has a killer deck (we grilled tonight - it was awesome!), moving is no fun.  But we are making progress - I'd say we have 50% of our stuff unpacked.  The upside is - unpacking and moving boxes for 5-8 hours per day burns a lot of calories.

Despite the move - I've been getting my workouts in and am tapering for a b!tch of a century this saturday.  I've got one more short ride tomorrow morning and then will do the deal this Saturday.  I've had some pretty good rides so I should be able to do it - and the ride ends at a brewery so I will have good motivation to make it to the finish.  Hoping that I will get to experience some of the good mojo that Kate and Kevin enjoyed to finish under 6 in their HIMs last weekend.

Have not been checking in too much. My foot has been bugging me and I finally went to the dr. yesterday. Went for an xray but the Dr thinks it is this:

Morton's neuroma is a swollen or thickened nerve in the ball of your foot. When your toes are squeezed together too often and for too long, the nerve that runs between your toes can swell and get thicker. This swelling can make it painful when you walk on that foot. High-heeled, tight, or narrow shoes can make pain worse. Sometimes, changing to shoes that give your toes more room can help.

Guess no more wearing high heal shoes...

Will try get into Physio tomorrow. On anti-inflammatory now. Hoping this goes away sooner then later. It is dragging me down. I might look at buying a new pair of bike shoes. The ones I have now are pretty narrow for my wide feed. I am thinking this may be the cause. One lousy triathlon this year...